Interviewing Handbook

"Prepare Properly For Success"

This information will prepare you to interview successfully and give you a "winning edge" over other less prepared candidates. An interviewer's main objective is to make a decision on who he or she feels is best suited for the position. Take the time to review the information in this booklet. It was prepared to improve your chances of receiving a job offer. Any questions you have can be directed to your MRI of Chagrin Falls recruiter at 440-247-7350.

One thing to remember is that your interview is a business meeting between equals.  You want a new career opportunity, the employer wants a new employee. 

Congratulations. Your background, experience, and/or reference checks have qualified you as capable of performing this job. The purpose of the interview process is to determine the "chemistry" between you and the hiring authority, and to determine if you fit with the corporate culture and individual team. The employer's goal in the interview is to determine your ENERGY LEVEL, PEOPLE SKILLS, GOALS, STRENGTHS, WEAKNESSES, PERSONALITY, ATTITUDE, and APPEARANCE. First impressions are hard to change... make a good one.

• Interview Process

• Overview Preparation

• Appearance

• How to Conduct Yourself During the Interview

• Definition of FAB

• Fourteen Questions to Ask When Doing FAB's

• Interview Strategy

• Questions and Answers During the Interview

• Job Satisfaction Questions

• Past Performance Questions

• Salary Questions

• Questions You Should Ask

• Conclusion of the Interview

• Follow-up and Thank you Letter

• Eleven Reasons for Rejection

• Beware of the Counteroffer

• How to Resign in the New Millennium